Hi,
I would like to upgrade my good old stable build from 2013.
My goal for the upgrade, is to get a stable, low power, and silent build, with more muscles so I can run a few VM's on there.
A linux VM always running, so I can drop my separate i3 build where it is running now. It runs samba, dhcpd, apache etc. And it's idle 99% of the time.
And if possible, a couple of Windows Server 2019 VM's, just for testing/educational purpose, which will only be started rarely.
It will not be used for gaming or transcoding. As of now, I don't use any dockers, but maybe a few in the future.
Current build:
Case: Fractal Design Define R4
PSU: CX430M
CPU: AMD sempron 145
Board: Asrock 880GM-LE FX
Memory; 4 GB ram
HDD's: 3 x 8 TB Seagate, 4 x 3 TB Wester Digital
2 Port SATA III PCI-e 2.0 x1 Card (ASM1061 Chipset)
Thoughts on a new build:
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (reused)
PSU: CX430M (hopefully I can reuse this? )
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X (65w TDP)
Cooler: Noctua NH-L12S
Board: Any recommendations? Need 8 SATA 6Gbps ports, 2 x M.2 NVME. Maybe IPMI? X570 chipset? (Case should take both mATX and ATX, so that should give some extra options). WiFi is not needed.
GPU: Do I need one for the VM's or is this done virtually using the CPU? I would like some way to access the BIOS and such, so I guess a dGPU or a board with IPMI support?
And can you recommend a simple 2D low powered dGPU (a few watts) if that's the way to go?
Memory: 2 x 16 GB
Cache: 1 or 2 M.2 NVME's for VM's and downloads.
SATA controller card, if needed someday.
For motherboard, I've looked at Asrock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 and Asrock X570 Taichi. Are they good and stable boards with unraid and a few VM's? Or would you recommend another one?
The Asrock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 is only half the price as the Taichi. And they are in stock in my country
Could such a build get me to my goal? I would hope, that with unraid running, 1 linux VM (not doing much), all disks spun down, it would use about 45-50w. Is that wishful thinking or doable?
My hardware knowledge is a bit rusty, so any suggestions/guidance are more than welcome 🙂